Fife Council offers new pay-by-text service
Fife Council has put a new payment option at people's fingertips. (...)
Councillors reject advice by turning down plan for mobile phone masts at Dudhope Bowling Club
Plans for two mobile phone masts at a city bowling club have been thrown out against a backdrop of strong public opposition. (...)
Mast fault forces Dunkeld folk to get mobile to make a phone call
Dunkeld residents have taken to sitting in a lay-by on the A9 to make phone calls after more than a week without mobile reception. (...)
O2 says mobile network problems should now be fixed
O2 has apologised to customers in Courier country who have been unable to make calls or send texts for days — but claims the problem should now be fixed. (...)
Council approves 57ft mobile phone mast in Broughty Ferry
Dundee City Council has approved the installation of a 57ft mobile phone mast in Broughty Ferry. (...)
Nine months' detention for teenager who attacked and stole from stroke victim in his home
A teenager who assaulted and robbed a stroke victim in his own home as he searched for alcohol and easy money has been detained for nine months. (...)
iSkint! — seven-year-old runs up £350 bill playing 'free' iPhone games
"Dad. Can I play on your iPhone?" It's a request many of us have become familiar with as our phones have evolved to become mini games machines so tempting to little fingers. (...)
Children's charity shop volunteer sent indecent text messages to 14-year-old girl
A volunteer at a children's charity shop is on the sex offenders register after admitting sending sexual messages to a 14-year-old girl. (...)
Panel decides nurse who swore in presence of dying patient is fit to work
An Angus nurse who swore in front of a dying patient is to be allowed to continue working. (...)
'Tourists think they've hit some sort of backwater' — Perthshire business chief explains digital imperative
Perthshire must keep pressing for vital technological tools so it does not fall behind the rest of the country, according to a business and tourism leader. (...)
T in the Park thief 'like something out of Fagin's kitchen'
A pickpocket who robbed several people at a festival was described as "like something out of Fagin's kitchen." (...)
54 speeding offences detected during A92 day of action
Disappointment has been expressed after dozens of motorists were caught speeding on Fife's main arterial road during a concerted police "day of action" focusing on the route. (...)
Forthill Primary School parents stage last-ditch effort to block mobile phone mast
Opponents of a scheme to put up a phone mast near a Dundee primary school are making a last-ditch effort to block it. (...)
Forfar man who stole his nurse's mobile phone breaks down in tears at start of prison sentence
A Forfar man has been jailed for eight months for stealing a mobile phone from a nurse who had just treated him. (...)
Forthill Primary School parents' mobile phone mast attracts over 130 names
More than 130 people have signed an online petition protesting plans for a mobile phone mast close to Forthill Primary School in Broughty Ferry. (...)
Friarton Bridge pile-up van driver had texted for help to stay awake
A van driver who caused a near-fatal pile-up on the Friarton Bridge at Perth had texted friends just minutes before asking them to help him stay awake. (...)
Storm round-up: fright for father and daughter as scaffolding collapses before them
John Fairley, an IT systems administrator, and his seven-year-old daughter had a narrow escape when scaffolding came crashing down before their eyes during Monday's storm. (...)
Arbroath RNLI issues advice to yacht owners after call-outs
Yacht owners sailing the Angus and Mearns coast have been warned to prepare well before setting out, following a burst of coastguard calls from Arbroath. (...)
Tayside's hillwalkers warned not to rely on phones
The picturesque hillwalking routes around Tayside may look deceptively easy to navigate but a leading figure in the local mountain rescue team is warning people not to rely on mobile phone technology. (...)
City council's great phone coverage spurs savings debate
It has cost £464,000 to supply more than a third of Dundee City Council's employees with mobile phones, it has been revealed. (...)